Kenneth E. Harker
2010 Croatia - Gorski Kotar

The Gorski kotar is the mountainous region of northwestern Croatia, and is known for its forests. It is part of the Dinaric Alps, a range of mountains that extends from Slovenia in the north to Albania in the south. We drove through the mountains on our trip from Zagreb to Opatija, spent several days in the mountains as part of the 2010 World ARDF Championships, and then drove through them again on our way from Opatija to Split.

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	We took the bus from Zagreb to Opatija, and I tried to take a few photos through the window. It was overcast and foggy in the mountains on the day of our trip.
	Some small mountain village near the tollway.
	Our bus stopped in the town of Delnice for a twenty minute break. Delnice is the largest town in the Gorski kotar, with a population of just over 4,400. We would find out later that the town has an active orienteering club.
	The Hrvatska Pošta building in Delnice.
	A house in Delnice.
	On one of our trips through the mountains, we stopped at a scenic rest stop on the tollway between Opatija and Rijeka. I got out of the bus to enjoy the sunrise.
	Sunrise over the Kvarner Gulf.
	The town of Opatija in the distance.